Over 22,000 Students Across 9 Cities Participate in First TCS Fit4life Campus Challenge Run

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading IT services, consulting and business solutions firm, announced today that over 22,000 students from 900 colleges across nine cities in India participated by running in the inaugural TCS Fit4Life Campus Challenge. Showing a strong focus and enthusiasm for fitness, students ran the 5 kilometer course in nine cities in India - Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Trivandrum, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune.

The event not only raised awareness about fitness but also contributed back to society. One million rupees (Rs 10 lakh) was donated by TCS to the PT Usha School of Athletics, which aims to train and promote women athletes and four NGOs involved in the cause advancing education of girls across India.

In Delhi, the event took place at the Noida Institute of Engineering and Technology. Over 2,200 students registered for the run from 75 colleges. The winner and runners up, who took home Tata Stryder mountain bikes, were Pakhi Agarwal and Rahul from Noida Institute of Engineering and Technology.

After flagging off the TCS Fit4Life Campus Challenge in Mumbai, N. Chandrasekaran, CEO & MD said: “It was terrific to see over 22,000 youngsters participating in the TCS Fit4Life Campus Challenge all over India. Fitness is really catching on among the youth of this country and we are proud to promote TCS Fit4Life to drive wellness in the country. Though active programs like today’s run, we hope to touch the lives of one million people in India through TCS Fit4Life program in the next five years.”

The TCS Fit4Life Campus Challenge event ambassador and Olympian, PT Usha told the assembled students across cities: “The TCS Fit4life Campus Challenge aspires to introduce the joy of running and the importance of fitness to the next generation. I am very happy that my foundation (Usha School of Athletics) is associated with the TCSFit4life Campus Challenge as this provides not only support to young women athletes but also raises awareness about fitness in the community.”

TCS Fit4Life, is an initiative that concept marries wellness, team spirit and social cause into one. This unique workplace-organized fitness initiative is designed to inspire fun, fitness and camaraderie in competition and, of course, for the social good.

About Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS):

Tata Consultancy Services is an IT services, consulting and business solutions organization that delivers real results to global business, ensuring a level of certainty no other firm can match. TCS offers a consulting-led, integrated portfolio of IT, BPS,infrastructure, engineering and assurance services. This is delivered through its unique Global Network Delivery Model™, recognized as the benchmark of excellence in software development. A part of the Tata group, India’s largest industrial conglomerate, TCS has over 318,000 of the world’s best-trained consultants in 46 countries. The company generated consolidated revenues of US $13.4 billion for year ended March 31, 2014 and is listed on the National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange in India. For more information, visit us at www.tcs.com.

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